diff --git a/docs/markdown_docs/core_library/jspsych-core.md b/docs/markdown_docs/core_library/jspsych-core.md
index b7c70631..161b4250 100644
--- a/docs/markdown_docs/core_library/jspsych-core.md
+++ b/docs/markdown_docs/core_library/jspsych-core.md
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ Adds the timeline to the end of the experiment.
 
 ### Example
 
-#### End the experiment if a particular response is given
-
 ```javascript
 var trial = {
   type: 'text',
@@ -350,6 +348,41 @@ var settings = jsPsych.initSettings();
 console.log(JSON.stringify(settings.timeline));
 ```
 
+---
+## jsPsych.pauseExperiment
+```
+jsPsych.pauseExperiment()
+```
+
+### Parameters
+
+None.
+
+### Return value
+
+None.
+
+### Description
+
+Pauses the experiment. The experiment will finish the current trial, but will not execute any additional trials until `jsPsych.resumeExperiment()` is called.
+
+### Example
+
+```javascript
+var trial = {
+  type: 'single-stim',
+  stimulus: 'Press p to take a 30 second break. Otherwise, press c to continue immediately.',
+  is_html: true,
+  choices: ['p','c'],
+  on_finish: function(data){
+    if(data.key_press == 80) { // 80 = p
+      jsPsych.pauseExperiment();
+      setTimeout(jsPsych.resumeExperiment, 30000);
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ---
 ## jsPsych.progress
 
@@ -385,6 +418,41 @@ var progress = jsPsych.progress();
 alert('You have completed approximately '+progress.percent_complete+'% of the experiment');
 
 ```
+---
+## jsPsych.resumeExperiment
+```
+jsPsych.resumeExperiment()
+```
+
+### Parameters
+
+None.
+
+### Return value
+
+None.
+
+### Description
+
+Resumes the experiment after a call to `jsPsych.pauseExperiment()`. If the post trial delay (`timing_post_trial`) has not yet been reached, then the experiment will not continue until the delay is finished. For example, if `timing_post_trial` was 10,000ms and `jsPsych.resumeExperiment()` was called 6,000ms after the previous trial finished, then the experiment would not continue for another 4,000ms.
+
+### Example
+
+```javascript
+var trial = {
+  type: 'single-stim',
+  stimulus: 'Press p to take a 30 second break. Otherwise, press c to continue immediately.',
+  is_html: true,
+  choices: ['p','c'],
+  on_finish: function(data){
+    if(data.key_press == 80) { // 80 = p
+      jsPsych.pauseExperiment();
+      setTimeout(jsPsych.resumeExperiment, 30000);
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
 ---
 ## jsPsych.startTime
 
diff --git a/docs/markdown_docs/core_library/overview.md b/docs/markdown_docs/core_library/overview.md
index e328a50c..bbd92b95 100644
--- a/docs/markdown_docs/core_library/overview.md
+++ b/docs/markdown_docs/core_library/overview.md
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ Every jsPsych experiment utilizes the core library (contained in the `jspsych.js
 * [jsPsych.finishTrial](jspsych-core.md#jspsychfinishtrial)
 * [jsPsych.getDisplayElement](jspsych-core.md#jspsychgetdisplayelement)
 * [jsPsych.init](jspsych-core.md#jspsychinit)
-* [jsPsych.initSettings](jspsych-core.md#jspsychinitSettings)
+* [jsPsych.initSettings](jspsych-core.md#jspsychinitsettings)
+* [jsPsych.pauseExperiment](jspsych-core.md#jspsychpauseexperiment)
 * [jsPsych.progress](jspsych-core.md#jspsychprogress)
+* [jsPsych.resumeExperiment](jspsych-core.md#jspsychresumeexperiment)
 * [jsPsych.startTime](jspsych-core.md#jspsychstarttime)
 * [jsPsych.totalTime](jspsych-core.md#jspsychtotaltime)